Powerless and Stupid

Powerless

Powerless adjective - Unable to act or achieve one's purpose.

Stupid and powerless are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stupid" instead an adjective "Powerless".

Nearby Words: power, powerful, powerfully

Stupid

Stupid adjective - Not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily.

Powerless and stupid are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Powerless" instead an adjective "Stupid".

Nearby Words: stupidity, stupor, stupidly

Both words in one sentence

  • Comic Book / Bone Comic Trio: Though the Bone cousins are modeled into the "schemer, stupid and powerless" archetypes, they only fill the roles precisely in Phoney's schemes.
  • Literature / Dexter Informed Ability: Like stated in the series folder, on Dexter saying the police is powerless and stupid at times, but less noticeable here, because the books expands on his close to supernatural abilities at "hunches" and other things he just doesn't show in the series.
  • Comic Trio Mandy is a scheming evil genius, Billy is stupid (very stupid), and Grim is the Only Sane Man who is powerless because he lost a game of limbo.
    Source: Comic Trio
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